OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Psychiatry Investigation is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the General Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis	59
Predictors of Habitual and Addictive Smartphone Behavior in Problematic Smartphone Use	27
Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Based Music Therapy in Korean Adolescents with Smartphone and Internet Addiction	26
Social Isolation, Loneliness and Their Relationships with Mental Health Status in South Korea	24
Smartphone Screen Time Among University Students in Lebanon and Its Association With Insomnia, Bedtime Procrastination, and Body Mass Index During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study	23
Development of Random Forest Algorithm Based Prediction Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Neurodegeneration Pattern	23
Korean Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia in Adults	22
Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Associated Factors in Korean Adults: National Mental Health Survey of Korea 2021	22
COVID-19 and Risk Factors of Anxiety and Depression in South Korea	20
Recent Updates on Electro-Convulsive Therapy in Patients with Depression	20
8-Hydroxy-2’-Deoxyguanosine and Reactive Oxygen Species as Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Mental Illnesses: A Meta-Analysis	20
Serial Multiple Mediation of the Correlation Between Internet Addiction and Depression by Social Support and Sleep Quality of College Students During the COVID-19 Epidemic	19
The Korean Version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Psychometric Validation in the Korean Population	19
Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Training in the Elderly with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment	19
Reflections on the Lack of Consideration of Ethnic Ancestry to Stratify Clozapine Dosing	18
Regional Homogeneity Brain Alterations in Schizophrenia: An Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis	17
Psilocybin for End-of-Life Anxiety Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	17
Discrepancy Between Desired Time in Bed and Desired Total Sleep Time, Insomnia, Depression, and Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep Among the General Population	17
Resilience and Work-Related Stress May Affect Depressive Symptoms in Nursing Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic Era	17
Phubbing as a Millennials’ New Addiction and Relating Factors Among Nursing Students	16
The Association of Blood-Based Inflammatory Factors IL-1β, TGF-β and CRP with Cognitive Function in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment	16
Compensatory Usage of the Internet: The Case of Mukbang Watching on YouTube	16
Internet Addiction and Online Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review	16
Psychological Factors Associated with Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori)	15
Psychometric Properties of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale in Korean Young Adults	15

Internet Addiction and Its Associations with Clinical and Psychosocial Factors in Medical Students	14
Caregiver Burden in Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparative Study	14
Alterations in the Occipital Cortex of Drug-Naïve Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: A Surface-Based Analysis of Surface Area and Cortical Thickness	14
Using Prazosin to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Associations: A Systematic Review	14
The Role of Event-Related Rumination and Perceived Social Support on Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from Greater Daegu Region in South Korea	13
The Impact of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Offspring’s Internalizing and Externalizing Problems	13
Psychological Predictors of Anxious Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Pakistan	13
The Relationship between Mother’s Smartphone Addiction and Children’s Smartphone Usage	13
Heart Rate Variability and Its Ability to Detect Worsening Suicidality in Adolescents: A Pilot Trial of Wearable Technology	13
Differences in Brain Morphology between Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo and Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus	13
Factors Associated with the Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy	13
Systematic Review of the Neural Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Schizophrenia: Hippocampus and Insula as the Key Regions of Modulation	13
Mental Health and Related Factors of Adolescent Students During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic	12
The Relationship of Smartphone Addiction and Alexithymia	12
Effect of Screen Time on Physical and Mental Health and Eating Habits During COVID-19 Lockdown in Lebanon	12
Associations between Problematic Smartphone Use, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Mental Health Status in Korean Adolescents: Based on Data from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017)	12
Machine Learning on Early Diagnosis of Depression	12
Association between Dementia and Clinical Outcome after COVID-19: A Nationwide Cohort Study with Propensity Score Matched Control in South Korea	11
The Relationship between Coronavirus Anxiety, Mindfulness and Spiritual Health in Patients with Cancer: A Survey in Southeast Iran	11
Effects of Health-Related Quality of Life on Suicidal Ideation and Depression among Older Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study	11
Mental Health and Quality of Life for Healthcare Workers in a University Hospital Under COVID-19	10
Depression, Anxiety, Related Risk Factors and Cognitive Distortion in Korean Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease	10
Validation of Self-Reported Smartphone Usage Against Objectively-Measured Smartphone Usage in Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents and Young Adults	10
The Type of Daily Life Stressors Associated with Social Media Use in Adolescents with Problematic Internet/Smartphone Use	10
State and Trait Anxiety of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders	10
The Gender-Sensitive Social Risk Factors for Internet Addiction in College Undergraduate Students	10
Alterations in Spontaneous Brain Activity in Drug-Naïve First-Episode Schizophrenia: An Anatomical/Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis	9
Clinical Characteristics Associated with Suicidal Attempt and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Korean Adolescents	9
Lifestyle Changes that Impact Personal Quality of Life in the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea	9
Social Anxiety and Social Networking Service Addiction Proneness in University Students: The Mediating Effects of Experiential Avoidance and Interpersonal Problems	9
Association of Prefrontal Cortex Thinning with High Impulsivity in Healthy Adults	9
Validation of Social Responsiveness Scale for Korean Preschool Children With Autism	9
Smartphone Usage and Sleep Quality in Korean Middle School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic	9
Factor Structure and Validation of the Revised Suicide Crisis Inventory in a Korean Population	9
Risk Factors for Various Cognitive Function Decline Trajectories in Adults Over 40 Years of Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study	9
Perceived Stress, Positive Resources and Their Interactions as Possible Related Factors for Depressive Symptoms	9
Evaluation of Serum Zonulin and Occludin Levels in Bipolar Disorder	9
m6A Methyltransferase METTL3 Reduces Hippocampal Neuron Apoptosis in a Mouse Model of Autism Through the MALAT1/SFRP2/Wnt/β-catenin Axis	9
The Gene Polymorphism of VMAT2 Is Associated with Risk of Schizophrenia in Male Han Chinese	8
Current and Future Trends in Hospital Utilization of Patients With Schizophrenia in Korea: A Time Series Analysis Using National Health Insurance Data	8
Effects of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes on Circadian Rhythm and Sleep	8
The Relationship Between Frontostriatal Connectivity and Striatal Dopamine Function in Schizophrenia: An 18F-DOPA PET and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study in Treatment Responsive and Resistant Patients	8
“Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test”: Translated and Korean Versions	8
Acute Efficacy and Safety of Escitalopram Versus Desvenlafaxine and Vortioxetine in the Treatment of Depression With Cognitive Complaint: A Rater-Blinded Randomized Comparative Study	8
Factors Associated With Dementia Knowledge and Dementia Worry in the South Korean Elderly Population	8
Classification of Adolescent Psychiatric Patients at High Risk of Suicide Using the Personality Assessment Inventory by Machine Learning	8
The Relationship Between Types of Smartphone Use, Digital Literacy, and Smartphone Addiction in the Elderly	8
Sleep and Mental Health Among Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Factors Associated With Depression and Anxiety in Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Relationship of Change in Plasma Clozapine/N-desmethylclozapine Ratio with Cognitive Performance in Patients with Schizophrenia	8

Validating the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised in the Korean Population	8
Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients First Diagnosed With Female Cancer	8
Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on Children’s Mental Health: A Comparative Study with Children Diagnosed and Isolated from Their Parents	8
Gender Differences in the Link Between Marital Quality and Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults in Korea	8
Impairments of Social Interaction in Depressive Disorder	8
The Temporal Hyper-Morbidity of Asthma and Attention Deficit Disorder: Implications for Interpretation Based on Comparison of Prospective and Cross-Sectional Population Samples	7
Association of the Serotonin 2A Receptor rs6311 Polymorphism with Diurnal Preference in Koreans	7
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of Brain Iron Deposition in Patients With Recurrent Depression	7
A Literature Review on the Efficacy and Related Neural Effects of Pharmacological and Psychosocial Treatments in Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorder	7
Cortical Thickness and Surface Area Abnormalities in Bipolar I and II Disorders	7
Problematic Use of Internet Among Indonesia University Students: Psychometric Evaluation of Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form	7
Development and Validation of a Virtual Reality-Based Training Program for Promoting Subjective Well-Being	7
A Comparative Study of Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Republic of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan	7
Alterations in Social Brain Network Topology at Rest in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	7
Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of Children’s Depression Inventory 2 Short Version as a Screening Tool: A Comparison With the Standard 28-Item Version	7
Aberrant Effective Connectivity of the Ventral Putamen in Boys With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	7
Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Korean Version: Psychometric Properties	7
Association of a History of Sleep Disorder With Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia	7
Smartphone Addiction Proneness Is Associated With Subjective-Objective Sleep Discrepancy in Patients With Insomnia Disorder	7
The Burden of Agoraphobia in Worsening Quality of Life in a Community Survey in Italy	6
Mediating Effect of Public Service Motivation and Resilience on the Association Between Work-Related Stress and Work Engagement of Public Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
The Influence of Physical Distancing, Sense of Belonging, and Resilience of Nursing Students on Their Viral Anxiety During the COVID-19 Era	6
Association Between CLOCK Gene Variants and Restless Legs Syndrome in Koreans	6
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Elder Abuse in Community-Dwelling Elderly in Korea: Mediation Effects of Social Support	6
Baseline Clinical and Biomarker Characteristics of Biobank Innovations for Chronic Cerebrovascular Disease With Alzheimer’s Disease Study: BICWALZS	6
Persian Version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0: Psychometric Analysis and Setting Cutoff Point for the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-Reduced	6
Risk of Suicide Attempt after Thyroidectomy: A Nationwide Population Study in South Korea	6
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Damage Associated Molecular Patterns HMGB1 and S100B in Schizophrenia	6
Contents of the Standardized Suicide Prevention Program for Gatekeeper Intervention in Korea, Version 2.0	6
A Latent Profile Analysis of Problematic Media Device Use and Its Association With Executive Function and Behavioral Problem Among Children: A Population-Based Study	6
A Systematic Review of Pharmacological Treatments for Internet Gaming Disorder	6
Music and Sound-Based Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review	6
The Effects of Smartphone and Internet Gaming Addiction on Eating Attitudes Among University Students	6
Empathy With Patients and Post-Traumatic Stress Response in Verbally Abused Healthcare Workers	6
Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Parental Stress Scale for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	6
Comorbidity Between Anorexia Nervosa and Depressive Disorder: A Narrative Review	6
Clozapine Is Better Tolerated in Younger Patients: Risk Factors for Discontinuation from a Nationwide Database in Japan	6
Korean Version of the Thought-Action Fusion Scale: The Evidence for Its Psychometric Properties	6
Validation of the Korean Version of the Coronavirus Reassurance-Seeking Behaviors Scale During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
The Effect of Stress on Internet Game Addiction Trends in Adults: Mindfulness and Conscientiousness as Mediators	6
Development of Korean Version of PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (K-PCL-5) and the Short Form (K-PCL-5-S)	6
Applying Artificial Intelligence for Diagnostic Classification of Korean Autism Spectrum Disorder	5
Suicide Risk in Patients With Diabetes Varies by the Duration of Diabetes: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2019)	5
Psychometric Assessment of the Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire Among Iranian Gamers	5
Investigating the Path From Non-Suicidal Self-Injury to Suicidal Ideation: The Moderating Role of Emotion Dysregulation	5
Functional Impairment in Patients with Panic Disorder	5
Insomnia Disorder Among Coronavirus Disease Survivors: A South Korean Nationwide Cohort Study	5
The Effect of Stress on Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: Active Coping Strategy and Self-Control as Mediators	5
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Distancing on Cognition of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients	5
The Mediating Effect of Psychological Distress on the Association between BDNF, 5-HTTLPR, and Tinnitus Severity	5
A Brief Depression and Anxiety Rating Scale for Sexual Violence Victims	5
Intolerance of Uncertainty Mediates the Influence of Viral Anxiety on Social Distancing Phobia Among the General Korean Population During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic	5
Development of the Korea-Polyenvironmental Risk Score for Psychosis	5
Psychological, Nutritional and Behavioral Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Sectional Study on Egyptian Children	5
Do Anxiety and Depression Levels Affect the Inflammation Response in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19	5
Association between Working Hours and Anxiety/Depression of Medical Staff during Large-Scale Epidemic Outbreak of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study	5
Impaired Performance on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test in First-Episode Psychosis and Clinical High Risk for Psychosis	5
Borderline Personality Pathology in Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar I and II Disorder, and Its Relationship With Childhood Trauma	5
An Open Pilot Trial of Written Exposure Therapy for Patients With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Korea	5